FIRST LOOK: Japan says it’s plugged radioactive leak

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Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news.

• What happens if the government really does shut down? (Yahoo! News)

• A 24-year-old pilot joked through a landing on a New York beach, enraging air traffic controllers. (New York Times)

• Japan says that safety workers have closed up a radioactive water leak in the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant. (CNN)

• But a U.S. report says the plant is far from stable. (ABC News)

• Are online courses in public schools skimping on quality? (New York Times)

• The Wisconsin Supreme Court election that has become a referendum on Gov. Walker is too close to call. (USA Today)

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